Weather and politics mix as Joliet endures deep freeze
The Joliet area logged 25 degrees below zero the nation’s coldest, while filing opened for Jan. 16 Republican caucus petitions to nominate justice of the peace candidates. A permit was issued to raze 111-117 W Jefferson. Paradise Food Mart once occupied the site owned by John Samios.
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Joliet
Weather Bureau
Republican Caucus
Justice of the Peace
W. Jefferson
Paradise Food Mart
John Samios
Crombie
Leach Oil Co
Joseph E. Ragen
Joliet-Stateville
Iirnois State Penitentiary
Illinois Superintendent of Public Safety
General Assembly
Helen R. Lyon
Thomas
Lyons Bros. Lumber Co
Silver Cross Hospital
Lockport Teen New Year's dance planned at Youth Center
Lockport Township Park District and Lockport Youth Center Teen Club co sponsor a New Year's Eve dance for teens at the Lockport Youth Center from 9 PM to 1230 AM. Admission is 25 cents and includes dancing snacks drinks and noisemakers. Over 100 youths attended last year.
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Lockport Township Park
Lockport Youth Center
Central Grade School
9Th
Washington Sts
Winners Named in Kling’s Wishing We Contest
Maurice Greenfield announces the winners of the Wishing We contest held at Kling’s. Fifteen prizes go to residents including Mrs. H. M. Graves, Mrs. Robert Calahan, Miss Columbia Boron, Karen Witty, Mrs. Helen Tibble, and others across Lockport Joliet New Lenox and Joliet addresses.
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Kling
Maurice Greenfield
Stor
H. M. Graves
Robert Calahan
Dove
Freda Redman
N. Ceda
New Lenox
Charles Shukl
Center
Columbia Boron
Suffolk Lane
Karen Witty
Marble
Helen Tibble
Harwood
Howard Ruth
Whitley
Carol Brown
E. 17Th
A. F. Boucher
Lockport
Fred Smi
Whitney
George Keean
Liberty
D. Hes
Joliet
Ann William
Herkimer
Anthony Jerisha
Broadway
Explorer post renewal charters at Joliet school
The Explorer Post Ship Squadron 17 of Joliet Catheli High School received renewal of their 1961 charters per Rev. Meinrad Rogge O Carma institutional representative. New officers were elected for the Explorer Sponsors club led by Thomas Slattery as president and William Lancaster as executive vice president. A court of honor is set for Jan 31 with speakers including Mayor Lambert Lockport and Joliet city manager George Comer.
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Explorer
Joliet Catheli High School
Meinrad Rogge
O. Carma
Thomas Slattery
Vic
William Lancaster
Post 17
J. P. Schmacker
Ship 17
Charles McGarry
Squadron 17
Joh Jones
Wilbur Donovan
Ludwig Kostelec
Gues
Lambert Lockport
George Comer
Joliet
Serviceman Alphonso Cooper Serves Aboard Saratoga
Alphonso Cooper hospital corpsman third class USN, son of Mrs. Doroth Watts of 106 St Ottawa, serves aboard the attack aircraft carrier Saratoga with its fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Alphonso Cooper
USN
Doroth Watts
St. Ottawa
Servin
Saratoga
Mediterranean
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